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Turnout | 54.5%[1] 0.2 pp | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Presidential election results map. Blue denotes states won by Proxmire/Bentsen and red denotes those won by Reagan/Lugar. Numbers indicate electoral votes cast by each state. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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- ^ "National General Election VEP Turnout Rates, 1789-Present". United States Election Project. CQ Press.